Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 52 | 90 | 118 | 82 | 82 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 58 | 53 | 198 | 203 | 283 | 390 | 3065 | 5383 | 3626 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36PM2.16m | 3:57AM1.98m | 4:31PM2.17m | 4:52AM1.99m | 5:25PM2.15m | 5:48AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM-0.02m | 9:54PM0.07m | 10:12AM-0.06m | 10:51PM0.04m | 11:08AM-0.06m | 11:46PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 10 | ENE 7 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 160 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 67 | 45 | 23 | 17 | 37 | 50 | 203 | 283 | 176 | 1161 | 2665 | 3626 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | S 5 | SSW 6 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 90 | 118 | 82 | 14 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 198 | 21 | 39 | 390 | 469 | 457 | 590 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 52 | 10 | 28 | 47 | 82 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 90 | 49 | 51 | 47 | 28 | 126 | 74 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 7 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 202 | 63 | 72 | 85 | 78 | 60 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | — | — | 11 | 3065 | 5383 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 251 | 280 | 256 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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